Main Entry:

mo·not·o·nous

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈnä-tə-nəs, -ˈnät-nəs\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Greek monotonos, from mon- + tonos tone

Date:

1776

1 : uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity 2 : tediously uniform or unvarying

— mo·not·o·nous·ly adverb

— mo·not·o·nous·ness noun